{"id":1808,"date":"2022-03-13T11:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T11:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2022-03-13T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T12:52:09","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-knot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1808","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Knot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Knot\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-03-13T11:53:38+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re untangling the origins of the word knot \ud83e\udea2.\n\n\n\nA knot [n\u0252t\/n\u0251t] is:\n\n \tany of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a piece of rope, cord, etc, in upon itself, to another piece of rope, or to another object\n \ta tangle\n \ta small cl...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5393\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1808-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1808-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"knot.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re untangling the origins of the word <strong>knot<\/strong> \ud83e\udea2.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/markhohn\/119663334\/in\/photolist-bziJW-2aPRuwZ-5qojMb-2j44ZMe-7AD3v2-aFZLCM-e37sxm-781YGp-57MZkx-2cdHex6-8Cqx43-5xKQy-X58K3m-U7XW4x-5yo67d-4sUNcJ-2cdHeea-hNSfp-9Nw5f2-dN1rGL-AkdCfY-hNSfn-oJ16SU-7gB7pX-6Qjcfk-pykWz-56a6Mm-2cdHeXV-8TPMFz-9mLi2B-e4dUqf-wCNXY-cUz99d-5rspQv-bzcpTr-q5GBG1-4Vu1tQ-hNSfo-6MG7h9-wCNZL-dSLEy6-wCP2p-9qrUpv-8hJ8Qc-9s5Ujq-9s5HPw-5RnrtE-9s5JGd-9s2K5V-8w4nVn\" title=\"knots\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/19\/119663334_ef3f1a6a21_z.jpg\" alt=\"knots\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>knot<\/strong> [n\u0252t\/n\u0251t] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a piece of rope, cord, etc, in upon itself, to another piece of rope, or to another object<\/li>\n<li>a tangle<\/li>\n<li>a small cluster or huddled group, e.g. \u2018a knot of people\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>knotte<\/em> [\u02c8kn\u0254t(\u0259)] (knot, tie, binding), from the Old English <em>cnotta<\/em> [\u02c8knot.t\u0251] (knot), from the Proto-Germaic <em>*knutt\u00f4<\/em> [\u02c8knut.t\u0254\u02d0\u02d0] (knot), from the PIE <em>*gnod-<\/em> (to bind)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/knot#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The Latin word <strong>n\u014ddus<\/strong> (knot, knob, bond) comes from the same PIE root, and is the root of the English words such as <strong>noose<\/strong>, <strong>node<\/strong> and <strong>nodule<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/nodus#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>knit<\/strong> comes from the same PIE root, via Old English and Proto-Germanic, as does the name <strong>Canute<\/strong>, via the Old Norse <em>Kn\u00fatr<\/em>, probably from the Old Norse word <em>kn\u00fatr<\/em> (knot) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/necto#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>knot<\/strong> is also a unit of speed used by ships and aircraft that equal one nautical mile (1.85 km) per hour. This usage comes from a method of calculating the speed of a ship in use since at least the 16th century with a long rope with knots are regular intervals [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knot_(unit)\">More details<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XtEC4VU2NaE\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XtEC4VU2NaE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Knot\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-03-13T11:53:38+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re untangling the origins of the word knot \ud83e\udea2.\n\n\n\nA knot [n\u0252t\/n\u0251t] is:\n\n \tany of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a piece of rope, cord, etc, in upon itself, to another piece of rope, or to another object\n \ta tangle\n \ta small cl...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5394\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1808-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1808-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/knot.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"knot.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re untangling the origins of the word knot \ud83e\udea2. A knot [n\u0252t\/n\u0251t] is: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a piece of rope, cord, etc, in upon itself, to another piece of rope, or to another object a tangle a small cluster or huddled group, e.g. \u2018a knot of people\u2019 It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,4,50,58,55,64,1,57,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-language","category-latin","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1808"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1816,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808\/revisions\/1816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}